Senior IT Project Manager - Cyber Security (Hybrid)

Senior IT Project Manager – Cyber Security (Hybrid)

Our client, a leading Pacific Northwest utility provider committed to public service and environmental preservation, is looking for a Senior IT Project Manager for their Vancouver, Washington location.  This position will collaborate closely with key managerial stakeholders, architects, subject matter experts and compliance staff to develop Operational Technology (OT) projects and program initiatives specifically related to cyber security.

This hybrid position is a one-year renewable contract that includes employee benefits!  If you feel this position aligns with your professional experience, we want to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities for Senior IT Project Manager:

• Provide project management expertise, support, and facilitation of manager-assigned Control Center (CC) Cyber Security OT projects, from beginning to end, providing expert guidance on the PMI-based project management methodology, best practices, and internal skill development.
• Identify and request necessary subject matter experts needed during the project.
• Forecast and recommend/request appropriate project resources to fulfill project needs; resource requests must be submitted to and assigned by Performance Managers.
• Collaborate with internal business units and Performance Managers to resolve resource allocation issues.
• Schedule and facilitate project team meetings.
• Recommend an overall roadmap of efforts required to achieve program initiatives and project objectives.
• Provide recommendations regarding project expectations, approach, roadmaps, work plans, deliverables, and goals.
• Draft project plans, resource strategies, and funding estimates required to advance each assigned project / defined effort.
• Organize, coordinate, and facilitate the work of project team(s) and serve as liaison between business and technical aspects of projects, including recommending project stages and assessing business implications for each stage.
• Monitor progress of assigned projects to track timelines, milestones, deadlines, standards, and targets.
• Coordinate activities for assigned projects that enable goals or objectives to be met within the prescribed time and funding parameters.
• Collaborate with managers and internal stakeholders to facilitate the tasks and activities of project team(s) and to properly understand related business needs, dependencies on other initiatives, and how best to effectively deploy end products.
• Address and navigate politically sensitive issues in a collaborative and professional manner.
• Provide background information, technical input, options, and recommendations for project decisions as requested by manager / personnel.
• Issue project status reports on a regular or as requested basis.
• Maintain consistent communication with project sponsors, performance managers, and clients on the progress of the project vis-a-vis the work plan.
• Draft a final project report, including project “lessons-learned,” for appropriate management review and approval / acceptance.
• Take a proactive stance on project risk management.
• Support and facilitate the following functions:
• Mark documents and maintain filing system(s), files, emails, and records in accordance with compliance requirements.

• Scope Definition and Management.
• Implement Organizational Design and Change Management with respect to a culture resistant to change.
• Process and System Design requirements.
• Consistent communication (verbal and written) with all appropriate parties. 
• Project management best practice gap analysis.
• Project documentation.

Requirements for Senior IT Project Manager:

• A bachelor’s degree in business administration, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Technology, Engineering, or a related technical discipline is preferred. 
• 10 years of experience is required with an applicable bachelor’s degree.
• 14 years of experience is required without a degree or a non-applicable bachelor’s degree.
• Experience must include project management of IT Software and network infrastructure related projects and applications; integration of projects using industry standard methods and tools for managing schedules, dependencies, resources, funding and developing technical specifications and project plans for medium-to large-sized projects.
• Advanced skills with MS Project to include fundamental operation, function, and workflow regarding timelines, dependencies, project expectations, milestones, and resources.
• Demonstrated ability to manage IT Software, Network Infrastructure projects and/or Applications Integrations projects in accordance with industry project management principles.
• Expert in supporting full lifecycle of projects through the IT Systems Development Lifecycle.
• Expert at eliciting information from stakeholders, documenting and communicating, including via Project Plans, Functional & Technical Specifications, Schedules, Resource Plans, Budgets and Presentations.
• Demonstrated experience with expert-level communication and customer service skills to advance assigned project(s) forward in a large agency environment with multiple stakeholders.

**We are unable to accommodate corp. to corp. candidates**

About Motus Recruiting and Staffing, Inc:
Founded in 2006, Motus is an award-winning recruiting and staffing firm in the Pacific Northwest, specializing in professional services and technology solutions. We are a group of people who not only recognize the importance of representation, but actively fight for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the recruitment process. Our goal is to educate organizations on the importance of DEI when hiring, promoting, and supporting diverse employees. We are calling organizations to demonstrate their commitment to DEI by being intentional about who they hire.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability or protected veteran status.

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